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Angels Baseball 2018!!! Trout and Ohtani take down the evil empire.

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Originally Posted by MoMoneyMoProblems

There is also the fact that when we got back to her place I needed to drop a fat shit, which I absolutely should have done at the restaurant but did not for some reason. No spray, no candles, no nothin. I was praying she didn't have to use the bathroom for a few minutes after I went, but of course the universe hates me and she went in like 3 minutes later. I'm thinking that Eu de MoMo did not help the situation.

The only real reason to call up Rosario right now is for his defense. A majority of prospects struggle at the plate their rookie year, even ones who are more polished than Rosario is right now. Not sure why people are really expecting him to come up and immediately help the offense

Because Reyes is a nightmare, his defense will help, he'll add more speed, his ability to make contact should help us manufacture a few more runs (we don't need to score 8 to win most nights)......and maybe his bat is ready. What does a short stint at the MLB level hurt? If it works out he stays. If not he goes back down and gets things ironed out.

The only real reason to call up Rosario right now is for his defense. A majority of prospects struggle at the plate their rookie year, even ones who are more polished than Rosario is right now. Not sure why people are really expecting him to come up and immediately help the offense

Maybe Rosario comes up and helps at the plate but the odds are against it. There's a reason there's only a handful of people who even have a chance of winning ROTY each year and a lot of the time those guys had experience the prior year.

The only real reason to call up Rosario right now is for his defense. A majority of prospects struggle at the plate their rookie year, even ones who are more polished than Rosario is right now. Not sure why people are really expecting him to come up and immediately help the offense

There seems to be a theory that if the Mets call up a heralded prospect and he struggles at the plate, they have ruined his entire career. And if he is called up and sent back down, he'll be emotionally scarred forever.

Whereas if another team calls up a touted prospect and he struggles a the plate, everybody understands he needs time to adjust.

Campbell didn't beat up the Eastern League like Rosario did last year as a 20 year old. Rosario had nearly a .400 OBP and hit .341 at AA last year in 237 PA's. Between High A and AA last year he hit .324 with a .374 OBP. The kid can hit.

It's not like he's hitting fly balls that become homers, he's spraying line drives everywhere

This...the BP guys, Patanastro specifically, pointed this out, saying he'd be more concerned if Rosario was on a Vegas induced power surge. He is hitting line drives. Patanastro said it is a joke that Rosario isn't in the MLB right now.